Too many “ifs” in the Tarkanian family

By Sunny Day
Las Vegas TribuneThere are too many “ifs” in the Tarkanian family and their political future; if Danny wins; if Amy runs; if Amy wins. If, if, if! But the last if is if she can fool the people of Las Vegas better than her husband, who has not been able to fool the voters during the many times he has run for office and not won.
In an article that appeared in the Review-Journal a few days ago, Amy Tarkanian, the loyal wife of perennial candidate Danny Tarkanian, told the reporter that she “is weighing a run for City Council in Ward 1 to succeed her mother-in-law, Lois.”
It seems like this lady has been infested with the same arrogance that other members of the Tarkanian family have; she and Danny have lived in Las Vegas since the old man moved them here.
The elder Mrs. Tarkanian is still living with the memory of her late husband and carrying on with the same arrogance that she learned from him. I vividly remember when the junior Tarkanian was introduced to a
lady during a political event that they both attended and he was not even gentleman enough to stand up and shake her hand; he looked at the lady and mumbled something that sounded like “Nice to meet you,” but it cannot be confirmed. Arrogance in the eyes of real women is not one of the best qualities of a man.
Once, when he was scheduled to appear on Face The Tribune radio show during one of the many times he has run for office, he was twenty minutes late, disrespecting the host of the show, and even worse, disrespecting the audience. Being on time is a quality that not too many men in Las Vegas have, especially in the legal community, and that is why many appreciate attorney Ben Childs, who is always on time. (Amy, by the way, was on time for the radio show.)
Yet if Amy has learned “class” from her husband and his family, most people will feel sorry for her. “If I were to run,” Amy said, “she would be in my ear. I would be asking her for advice. I probably wouldn’t vote 100 percent like her, but I’d make sure she is a heavy part of it,” Amy told the newspaper, referring to the other Mrs.
Tarkanian, and I am glad I do not live in whatever Ward her mother-in-law resides over.
Those perennial candidates and political gurus that love to play the community with all their kaka talk are the ones who destroy the political structure of our city and make the option of electing real public servants more difficult.
Amy Tarkanian may be a Republican, but her mother-in-law is a Democrat, and as a Democrat refuses to give up her seat or any other political position that she ever had — just like Harry Reid and Barack Obama, and more locally situated, like Ruben Kihuen, who is still playing “activist” in the daily newspaper after having no other choice but to quit the political career he learned from his teacher, Dario Herrera.
Maybe Amy Tarkanian needs to learn how to play wife and stay behind the scenes supporting her husband’s broken political career and making sure that their children don’t learn their “class” and blatant arrogance from Daddy Dear.
Another Tarkanian in our life is the last thing we all need. Go home, Amy, and grow up to be a nice little wife to an Armenian man with no class and lots of bad luck in politics. Have a sunny day!

City Council votes an abeyance of ordinance to jail developers
By Alexandra Cohen
De Oro Media Group
Las Vegas Tribune Exclusive
Tuesday the Las Vegas City Council Recommending Committee voted for an
abeyance on the controversial ordinance — Bill No. 2018-24 — sponsored
by City Councilman Steve Seroka, a councilman who is being sued in
Federal Court by developer Yohan Lowie for bias. This abeyance now
moves the bill to the September 4, 2018 Recommending Committee, then
to be heard by the full City Council on September 6.
The proposed bill will severally penalize developers with excessive
fines and jail time for not abiding by new standards. The bill is
opposed by the Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP),
The Latin Chamber of Commerce and Laborers Local 872, along with
others in the building and trades community. The bill NO.2018-24, also
known as the «Yohan Lowie bill,” is an ordinance to amend LVMC Title
19 (The Unified Development Code) to adopt additional standards and
requirements regarding the repurposing of certain golf courses and
open spaces.
The ordinance was met with strong position from those speaking at
today’s meeting. Tommy White, Secretary Treasurer of the Laborers
Local 872 said “this City Council is sending the wrong message to not
only the local building community, but to the entire nation. This is
simply government overreach.” Mr. White vowed to bring 600 of his
union members to the next meeting to protest the flawed ordinance.
Peter Guzman, President of the Latin Chamber of Commerce, stated, “I
have received numerous calls from my members opposed to this
ordinance. This ordinance is contrary to our group’s philology and
focus of promoting commerce and growth in our community.” Todd Davis,
General Council, EHB Companies pointed out to the Recommending
Committee that “the Agenda states ‘NO FISCAL IMPACT,’ when clearly
there is a fiscal impact to taxpayers ranging from substantial legal
fees to defend the ordinance, to hundreds of millions of dollars if
the ordinance is found to be a taking.”
Councilwoman Michele Fiore publically and vehemently objected to the
ordinance in the July 18 council meeting and at times verbally sparred
with the bill sponsor, Councilman Seroka, citing that the ordinance
started as a 5-page ordinance and FAILED in the Las Vegas Planning
Commission by a 5 to 1 vote. Now, behind the scenes, it has been
expanded to a 13-page document and is being considered for approval.
Developer Yohan Lowie, stated, “this is typical of the corruption and
disingenuous acts of certain members of the city of Las Vegas who have
demonstrated for the past three years, and one of the reasons why I am
in litigation with Councilman Seroka and Bob Coffin for the animus
they continue to display. They are enacting a law to create criminal
penalties for the property no longer being a golf course and no longer
being green. All property owners should be concerned.” This bill may
be as far-reaching as to affect individual homeowners living in a golf
course community.
SECTION 7 in the bill states: Whenever in this ordinance any act is
prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful... the doing of such
prohibited act or the failure to do any such required act shall
constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for a
term of not more than six months.
Mr. Lowie has hired famed criminal defense lawyer David Chesnoff to
represent his interests in possible forthcoming criminal offenses that
may arise from this bill. Additionally, along with attorney and Lt.
Governor Mark Hutchison the City has been put on notice through a
letter, which states the City will be in violation of the EX Post
Facto Clause and Equal Protection Clause and a Taking by Eminent
Domain.
After the July 18 city council meeting, developer Yohan Lowie stated,
“If they want to put me in jail, they can. I will fight to my last
breath to prevent the City from EVER taking my property away. I will
continue to fight this matter all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to
get justice.”